moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
skill; dexterity; master hand
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
to bring; to take; to bring about
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
throwaway; disposable; single-use
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
falling over; toppling sideways
to rise; to erect; to get up
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
fireball; bolide; fireball
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
rising; ascending; climbing
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)